Government Operations committee  In the public market?

Government Operations committee  It's 10 days after they've learned that they haven't won the contract.

Government Operations committee  You can come with or without a lawyer. Since there's usually no hearing, and the process involves submitting documents, it's hard to state a specific amount.

Government Operations committee  That wasn't a public market case. Bicycles was something else entirely.

Government Operations committee  There are about 12 that are open.

Government Operations committee  The 12 complaints are all the complaints being handled.

Government Operations committee  As far as possible. It's not like a decision by a superior tribunal, that the government must accept. We make recommendations.

Government Operations committee  I can't really speak to that. Again, I deal with what comes to the CITT--

Government Operations committee  I can't in my capacity as vice-chair of the CITT.

Government Operations committee  Yes, and the agreement on government procurement provides for reciprocal treatment, so Canadian suppliers in those countries that are parties to the agreement on government procurement may also challenge procurement practices in those countries.

Government Operations committee  No, we operate on the basis of domestic legislation, which refers back to the international agreements. There's a CITT Act.

Government Operations committee  Well, it covers the obligations that are found originally in the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, now subsumed by the NAFTA, the World Trade Organization's Agreement on Government Procurement, and the Agreement on Internal Trade, which is not an international agreement.

Government Operations committee  The Agreement on Internal Trade is an agreement between the federal and provincial governments.

Government Operations committee  Yes, it was, but unlike the WTO agreements, which apply to all WTO members--and I think they are now in the order of 150 members--a country has to decide that it wants to become a party to the agreement on government procurement. So there are significantly fewer than 150 members.

Government Operations committee  No.